One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .402 expected average against them, against .227 on his breaking balls.
137 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ginkel's slider leaves the bat at 89.4 mph, against 78.3 off his sinker.
532 and 62 of them thrown.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Ginkel throws 35.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.4% with the bases empty.
67 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 216 with the bases empty.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Ginkel's 4-seam fastball carries 15.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
505 thrown, averaging 95.7 mph.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Ginkel puts 60.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 29.6% when he is ahead.
264 located pitches behind, 334 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Ginkel's sinker moves 15.0 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
62 thrown, averaging 95.2 mph.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Ginkel's 4-seam fastball averages 95.7 mph, and has touched 98.1.
505 thrown, 46% of his pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Ginkel goes to the slider: 55.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 44.9% the rest of the time.
362 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Ginkel lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.25 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1099 located pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Ginkel throws the 4-seam fastball 55.1% of the time against left-handers and 34.7% against right-handers.
495 pitches to right-handers, 604 to left-handers.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Ginkel releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
1002 tracked pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Ginkel throws a fastball 57.2% of the time, against 45.2% when he is ahead.
264 pitches behind in the count, 334 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Ginkel works with 3 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball and Sinker. The slider is 48.4% of everything he throws.
1099 classified pitches in 2026.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Ginkel's stuff spins at 2,390 rpm, 75th percentile in the league.
283 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 134th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Ginkel projects a .301 average, 74th percentile.
283 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 143rd in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Ginkel lands 47.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 37.7% of his breaking balls.
137 of his fastballs, 146 of his breaking balls.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18% of Ginkel's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
198 of 1099 located pitches.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Ginkel throws a strike on the first pitch 63% of the time.
276 plate appearances started in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Ginkel releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 47 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1099 tracked release points, averaging 6.4 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Ginkel's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,407 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
505 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.0 mph separates Ginkel's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 95.7 against 85.7.
505 and 532 of them respectively.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .402 expected average against them, against .227 on his breaking balls.
137 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Ginkel lands 47.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 37.7% of his breaking balls.
137 of his fastballs, 146 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ginkel's slider leaves the bat at 89.4 mph, against 78.3 off his sinker.
532 and 62 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Ginkel's 4-seam fastball averages 95.7 mph, and has touched 98.1.
505 thrown, 46% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Ginkel throws the 4-seam fastball 55.1% of the time against left-handers and 34.7% against right-handers.
495 pitches to right-handers, 604 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Ginkel works with 3 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball and Sinker. The slider is 48.4% of everything he throws.
1099 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Ginkel's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,407 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
505 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.0 mph separates Ginkel's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 95.7 against 85.7.
505 and 532 of them respectively.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Ginkel throws 35.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.4% with the bases empty.
67 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 216 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Ginkel's 4-seam fastball carries 15.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
505 thrown, averaging 95.7 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Ginkel's sinker moves 15.0 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
62 thrown, averaging 95.2 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Ginkel puts 60.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 29.6% when he is ahead.
264 located pitches behind, 334 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Ginkel goes to the slider: 55.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 44.9% the rest of the time.
362 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Ginkel throws a fastball 57.2% of the time, against 45.2% when he is ahead.
264 pitches behind in the count, 334 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Ginkel throws a strike on the first pitch 63% of the time.
276 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Ginkel lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.25 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1099 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18% of Ginkel's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
198 of 1099 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Ginkel releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
1002 tracked pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Ginkel releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 47 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1099 tracked release points, averaging 6.4 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Ginkel's stuff spins at 2,390 rpm, 75th percentile in the league.
283 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 134th in MLB.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Ginkel projects a .301 average, 74th percentile.
283 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 143rd in MLB.
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